M95 & M96
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Landgraaf
TMB 80/480 @ f4.8 (TeleVue TRF2008 FR&FF)
IDAS LPS-P2
Losmandy G-11
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Atik 1HS, 60/700 Achro & Guidemaster
SBIG ST-8300M
16 x 300 sec
1h 20m
SBIG ST-8300M
16 x 300 sec
1h 20m
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Maximum Resolution 1280 x 960 Pixel (192 kB)
M95 & 96 center close up 1280 x 960 Pixel (207 kB)
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Object info
The title should actually be M96 & M95, as M96 is the left galaxy and M95 is the right galaxy.
Above widefield image shows not only Messier 95 (right) and Messier 96 (left), but also NGC 3889, NGC 3384 and M105. (clockwise starting topleft).
The galaxies can be found in the constellation Leo, and they both lie at a distance of approx. 38 million light years.
Processing
All separate frames were calibrated, aligned and stacked in ImagesPlus 2.8.
Photoshop CS2 was used for further processing - curves adjustment, levels adjustment, etc. The image was calibrated using 6 darks, 20 (dark-subtracted) flats and 6 bias frames.
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